Carlos Rivas (born Oscar Weber) was an American actor, best remembered as Lun Tha in The King and I (1956), Dirty Bob in True Grit (1969), and Hernandez in Topaz (1969). Carlos Rivas was discovered in a bar in Mexico. He began his career in Mexican and Argentinian westerns, though his Argentinian films were actually filmed in Mexico.His American debut was in The King and I (1956) opposite Rita Moreno. After this career highlight, he was quickly reduced to supporting roles. That same year of 1956 he appeared as Johnny Bravo in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled Johnny Bravo. Rivas had co-starring roles in two science fiction films, The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) and The Black Scorpion (1957). Rivas played Chingachgook in The Deerslayer (1957) with Lex Barker, Forrest Tucker, and Rita Moreno.In 1970, Rivas joined Ricardo Montalban, Henry Darrow, and other Latino actors in co-founding the Nosotros (We) Foundation, a Los Angeles based organization devoted to improving the way Hispanics are depicted in entertainment and advocating for Latinos in the movie and television industry.
Lost Bird
Film 1960
Film 1948
Artur Ramos
Film 1957
Lun Tha
Film 1956
Padre
Film 1992
Film 1990
Carlos
Film 1960
Carlos
Film 1958
Camino Padua / Teo Padua
Film 1963
Chingachgook
Film 1957
Juan Guzmán
Film 1959
Federico
Film 1954
Romulo
Film 1966
Carlitos
Film 1959
Camino Padua / Teo Padua
Film 1968
Mario Vidal
Film 1955
Sam
Film 1970
Film 1958
Two-Knife
Film 1971
Grey Wolf
Film 1960
Film 1994
Manuel Ortego
Film 1957
Nicolás Vidal
Film 1968
Marcos
Film 1990
Film 1957
Mr. Vincenzo
Film 1989
Film 1962
Film 1964
Tall Bandit
Film 1969
Hernández
Film 1969
Antonio del Río
Film 1955
Ricardo
Film 1960
José
Film 1955
Alfredo Gomez
Tv 1957
Señor Cardona
Tv 1964